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Tennessee hires former Texas coach Rick Barneshttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3451022-tennessee-hires-texas-coach-rick-barnes.html
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Just two days after leaving Texas, Rick Barnes has landed at Tennessee.
Tennessee announced the hiring Tuesday, calling Barnes an "elite basketball coach in every respect." The agreement is for six years at $2.25 million annually. Barnes succeeds Donnie Tyndall, who was fired Friday after one season amid an NCAA investigation of hi...Tue, 31 Mar 2015 20:26:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3451022-tennessee-hires-texas-coach-rick-barnes.html2015-03-31T20:26:00ZCamp Cal the latest innovation in team building at Kentuckyhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3448208-camp-cal-latest-innovation-team-building-kentucky.html
It could've easily been called the John Calipari Fantasy Camp.
The Kentucky coach invited NBA scouts and GMs to a first-of-its-kind workout before the start of the season, so they could get a look at what all these future pros can do. Calipari wanted to get feedback about his own players, as well.
Then, he shut the doors for the season...Mon, 30 Mar 2015 14:32:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3448208-camp-cal-latest-innovation-team-building-kentucky.html2015-03-30T14:32:00ZThree No. 1 seeds in the Final Fourhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3447812-three-no-1-seeds-final.html
If you liked the look of last year's Final Four, you will love the 2015 edition.
One game — Kentucky vs. Wisconsin — is not only a matchup of two No. 1 seeds, it's a replay of last year's semifinal won by Kentucky, 74-73. Seventh-seeded Michigan State will face Duke, a four-time national champion led by coach Mike Krzyzewski, who is in his 12th Final Four...Mon, 30 Mar 2015 07:30:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3447812-three-no-1-seeds-final.html2015-03-30T07:30:00ZSurvived: No. 1 Kentucky holds off Notre Dame 68-66http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3446654-survived-no-1-kentucky-holds-notre-dame-68-66.html
CLEVELAND (AP) — With everything at stake, Kentucky didn't panic and played to perfection.
The Wildcats made clutch shots, buckled down on fearless Notre Dame and kept their unblemished season intact. The shot at history and another NCAA title are in reach. Andrew Harrison made two free throws with six seconds remaining, and the unbeaten Wildcats made the...Sun, 29 Mar 2015 17:55:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3446654-survived-no-1-kentucky-holds-notre-dame-68-66.html2015-03-29T17:55:00ZCoaches no one wants to face finally face each otherhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3446738-coaches-wants-to-face-finally-face.html
On a cold, rainy spring night five years ago, the room was dripping with superstars. The guest of honor was USA basketball boss Jerry Colangelo. The dinner speaker was Mike Krzyzewski. Kobe Bryant sent a video tribute. Jay Bilas served as emcee.
Naturally, Tom Izzo stole the show. The same could happen Sunday, even though Coach K, Rick Pitino and Gonzaga'...Sun, 29 Mar 2015 08:48:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3446738-coaches-wants-to-face-finally-face.html2015-03-29T08:48:00ZWisconsin heads to Final Four after 85-78 win over Arizonahttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3446474-wisconsin-heads-to-final-85-78-win-arizona.html
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Just call him Sam Dagger.
Sam Dekker hit 5 of Wisconsin's 10 3-pointers in the second half on his way to a second straight career high of 27 points, Frank Kaminsky added 29 points and the top-seeded Badgers beat No. 2 Arizona 85-78 on Saturday to reach consecutive Final Fours for the first time in school history.
The...Sun, 29 Mar 2015 03:21:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3446474-wisconsin-heads-to-final-85-78-win-arizona.html2015-03-29T03:21:00ZBig-time programs battling for Final Four berthshttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3445334-big-time-programs-battling-final-berths.html
Saturday night's games will decide half the Final Four, and the big boys have pushed the Cinderellas off the dance floor.
Arizona and Wisconsin are back in Southern California fighting for a Final Four berth again. In Cleveland, Notre Dame takes on the biggest heavyweight college basketball has seen in decades, and Kentucky is favored to keep its undefeat...Sat, 28 Mar 2015 07:25:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3445334-big-time-programs-battling-final-berths.html2015-03-28T07:25:00ZNotre Dame eyes history, shot at upsetting No. 1 Kentuckyhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3444566-notre-dame-eyes-history-shot-upsetting-no-1-kentucky.html
CLEVELAND (AP) — Beware, Kentucky. That little leprechaun looms.
The pristine season, the presumed NCAA championship, the aura of invincibility and every other plaudit being thrown at the so-good-they're-scary Wildcats are all at great risk. There's a proven giant-killer waiting.
Notre Dame's got next. The Fighting Irish, with a long h...Sat, 28 Mar 2015 02:20:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3444566-notre-dame-eyes-history-shot-upsetting-no-1-kentucky.html2015-03-28T02:20:00ZColumn: Is Kentucky the greatest college team ever? Might behttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3444828-column-kentucky-greatest-college-team-ever.html
With every dominating win — we're up to 37-0 — it becomes more and more apparent that Kentucky really isn't competing against the remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament.
History is the opponent now. Are these Wildcats better than the 1956 San Francisco Dons featuring Bill Russell and K.C. Jones? How about all those great UCLA teams of the 1960s and '70s w...Fri, 27 Mar 2015 23:24:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3444828-column-kentucky-greatest-college-team-ever.html2015-03-27T23:24:00ZTennessee fires men's basketball coach Donnie Tyndallhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3443358-tennessee-fires-mens-basketball-coach-donnie-tyndall.html
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The NCAA investigation at his former school lingered over Donnie Tyndall before he ever coached a game for Tennessee, and now his unethical actions at Southern Mississippi have led to his firing after only one season.
The decision to part ways with Tyndall on Friday leaves the Volunteers once again searching for someone to stabiliz...Fri, 27 Mar 2015 18:37:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3443358-tennessee-fires-mens-basketball-coach-donnie-tyndall.html2015-03-27T18:37:00ZKentucky overwhelms West Virginia 78-39 in NCAA Sweet 16http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3442864-kentucky-overwhelms-west-virginia-78-39-ncaa-sweet-16.html
CLEVELAND (AP) — Like a massive, unstoppable blue wave, Kentucky hit quickly and just kept coming. There was no escape for West Virginia, no place to hide.
The Wildcats were as advertised: too big, too strong, too everything. Just too good. Perfect and pulverizing. Trey Lyles scored 14 points, Andrew Harrison added 13 and the unbeaten Wildcats, chasing hi...Fri, 27 Mar 2015 05:25:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3442864-kentucky-overwhelms-west-virginia-78-39-ncaa-sweet-16.html2015-03-27T05:25:00ZTop-seeded Wisconsin, Notre Dame advance to Elite Eighthttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3442748-top-seeded-wisconsin-notre-dame-advance-to-elite.html
CLEVELAND (AP) — Sam Dekker scored a career-high 23 points, Frank Kaminsky added 19 and top-seeded Wisconsin rallied in the final 10 minutes to hold off North Carolina 79-72 on Thursday night and advance to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament.
Reserve Zak Showalter scored six points in the Badgers' 19-7 run that sent them into the West Regional final S...Fri, 27 Mar 2015 05:20:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3442748-top-seeded-wisconsin-notre-dame-advance-to-elite.html2015-03-27T05:20:00ZMalone enjoying anonymity at end of Kentucky's benchhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3442918-malone-enjoying-anonymity-kentuckys-bench.html
The name rings a bell. It's OK, you can laugh about it. Sam Malone totally gets it.
Grow up an hour south of Boston as the namesake of the one of the most popular TV characters of the 1980s and 90s and you get used to the jokes even if you happened to be born just months before "Cheers" and Ted Danson — who played the former Red Sox pitcher turned womaniz...Fri, 27 Mar 2015 05:17:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3442918-malone-enjoying-anonymity-kentuckys-bench.html2015-03-27T05:17:00ZNotre Dame races by Wichita State 81-70 for Elite Eight spothttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3442630-notre-dame-races-wichita-81-70-elite-spot.html
CLEVELAND (AP) — Momentum sagging and Wichita State surging, Mike Brey called time out and offered his Notre Dame players a reminder.
There was no screaming. No frantic scribbling of Xs-and-Os. That's not Brey's style. Or his team's either. "I said 'Fellas, been here before,'" Brey said. "Little did I know it was going to be a lightning strike, a flat-out...Fri, 27 Mar 2015 04:05:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3442630-notre-dame-races-wichita-81-70-elite-spot.html2015-03-27T04:05:00ZA guide to the NCAA Tournament's regional roundshttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3440702-guide-to-ncaa-tournaments-regional-rounds.html
Kentucky still has a shot at history. Tom Izzo has Michigan State on another deep March run. Former mid-major monsters Gonzaga and Wichita State are still going strong.
OK, so maybe we won't get to see another celebratory fall by Georgia State's Ron Hunter, but the regional rounds of the NCAA Tournament are filled with some fantastic story lines. Time to ...Thu, 26 Mar 2015 07:03:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3440702-guide-to-ncaa-tournaments-regional-rounds.html2015-03-26T07:03:00ZTop-ranked Kentucky's toughest foe might be. ... Kentuckyhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3435344-top-ranked-kentuckys-toughest-foe-be-kentucky.html
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Good teams have tried various ways to beat Kentucky. The game plans have included getting physical with them, trying to force the unbeaten Wildcats to take jump shots, double-teaming post players, playing up-tempo so Kentucky can't set its defense, pressing them.
These tactics and others have worked to some extent in box scores, just...Tue, 24 Mar 2015 00:37:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3435344-top-ranked-kentuckys-toughest-foe-be-kentucky.html2015-03-24T00:37:00ZThree No. 1 seeds , including unbeaten Kentucky, still alivehttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3433474-three-no-1-seeds-including-unbeaten-kentucky-alive.html
When the NCAA Tournament reaches the Sweet 16, that means there are only 15 games left to decide a national champion.
Kentucky needs to win four of those games to become the first undefeated champion since Indiana in 1976. The Wildcats improved to 36-0 — the best start to a season for any team — with a workmanlike win over Cincinnati. Next up in the Midwe...Mon, 23 Mar 2015 14:44:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3433474-three-no-1-seeds-including-unbeaten-kentucky-alive.html2015-03-23T14:44:00ZDown to 16 teams, NCAA Tournament still has a lot to watchhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3433016-to-16-teams-ncaa-tournament-lot-to-watch.html
It's the Sweet 16 — the second week of the NCAA Tournament — and that means bragging rights for college basketball programs.
Check the cover of media guides or banners adorning arenas. They always start with Sweet 16 appearances. No bragging about the first weekend. Playing this week means you had two good wins and you are just two wins from the Final Fou...Mon, 23 Mar 2015 04:23:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3433016-to-16-teams-ncaa-tournament-lot-to-watch.html2015-03-23T04:23:00ZKentucky, UCLA leave Bluegrass State on way to Sweet 16http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3432038-kentucky-ucla-leave-bluegrass-way-to-sweet-16.html
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Wildcats are the first team ever to start 36-0, and the stakes just keep getting higher now that they leave the Bluegrass State for Cleveland and the Sweet 16. The UCLA Bruins think earning the first spot in a regional semifinal should be the only answer anyone needs as to why they're in the NCAA Tournament.
"Now we're ...Sun, 22 Mar 2015 06:42:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3432038-kentucky-ucla-leave-bluegrass-way-to-sweet-16.html2015-03-22T06:42:00ZNo. 1 Kentucky beats Cincinnati 64-51 to reach Sweet 16http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3431718-no-1-kentucky-beats-cincinnati-64-51-to-reach-sweet-16.html
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Nothing came easy for top-ranked Kentucky against eighth-seeded Cincinnati, which mixed it up with the Wildcats on almost every play.
They didn't flinch and eventually built a double-digit lead by physically imposing their will on the Bearcats. Kentucky's reward was college basketball's first 36-0 start and a return visit to the Swe...Sun, 22 Mar 2015 01:30:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3431718-no-1-kentucky-beats-cincinnati-64-51-to-reach-sweet-16.html2015-03-22T01:30:00ZINSIDE THE MADNESS: Magic, Kentucky to Zags, Kurt Warnerhttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/3430174-inside-madness-magic-kentucky-to-zags-kurt-warner.html
Notes and tidbits from around the NCAA Tournament on Friday:
NO SHOWBOATING
Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski isn't afraid to bench anyone, including his star players.
Krzyzewski became livid with Jahlil Okafor when the star center missed a reverse dunk against Robert Morris in the second half of Friday ...Sat, 21 Mar 2015 04:55:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/3430174-inside-madness-magic-kentucky-to-zags-kurt-warner.html2015-03-21T04:55:00ZArena makes NCAA tourney history hosting 3, 1-point gameshttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3428188-arena-ncaa-tourney-history-hosting-3-1-point-games.html
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Leave it to top-ranked Kentucky to give all their faithful fans a reason to relax and enjoy a big win to open up the NCAA Tournament. The Wildcats' big victory gave everyone else a chance to breathe a sigh of relief after a thrilling day in the Bluegrass State.
The KFC Yum! Center made NCAA Tournament history Thursday, becoming the ...Fri, 20 Mar 2015 07:31:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3428188-arena-ncaa-tourney-history-hosting-3-1-point-games.html2015-03-20T07:31:00ZNo. 1 Kentucky hammers No. 16 seed Hampton 79-56http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3428026-no-1-kentucky-hammers-no-16-seed-hampton-79-56.html
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Take away the sluggish start and ragged finish, and top-ranked Kentucky opened the NCAA Tournament just the way it wanted against 16th-seeded Hampton.
Karl-Anthony Towns bounced back from a mini-slump with 21 points and 11 rebounds, Andrew Harrison added 14 points and the Wildcats rolled to a 79-56 win over the outmanned Pirates on ...Fri, 20 Mar 2015 06:40:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3428026-no-1-kentucky-hammers-no-16-seed-hampton-79-56.html2015-03-20T06:40:00ZFathers, sons, upsets and comebacks at NCAA Tournamenthttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3427944-fathers-sons-upsets-comebacks-ncaa-tournament.html
Two wins by No. 14 seeds. Two sons winning games for their father-coaches. Two overtimes. Several big comebacks. The team nobody thought belonged in the field winning a game. The Big 12 starting 0-3. And, heartbreak for Harvard.
Just another opening day at the NCAA Tournament.
SOUTH REGIONAL
UAB 6...Fri, 20 Mar 2015 05:31:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3427944-fathers-sons-upsets-comebacks-ncaa-tournament.html2015-03-20T05:31:00ZArkansas hangs on to beat Wofford 56-53, avoid 5-seed woeshttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3427878-arkansas-hangs-to-beat-wofford-56-53-avoid-5-seed-woes.html
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Arkansas surely knows about Wofford now.
Michael Qualls scored 20 points, Southeastern Conference player of the year Bobby Portis added 15 points and 13 rebounds, and the fifth-seeded Razorbacks held off the No. 12 seed Terriers 56-53 in the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night.
Arkansas (27-8) escaped a slow-pac...Fri, 20 Mar 2015 05:00:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3427878-arkansas-hangs-to-beat-wofford-56-53-avoid-5-seed-woes.html2015-03-20T05:00:00ZAnya's last-second leaner lifts NC State past LSU 66-65http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3427816-anyas-last-second-leaner-lifts-nc-lsu-66-65.html
PITTSBURGH (AP) — BeeJay Anya watched his teammates put up all the shots they wanted for more than 39 minutes. Then the burly forward made the only two that mattered in the final 45 seconds.
Anya's tip-in got North Carolina State within a point of LSU and his left-handed hook just before the buzzer lifted the eight-seeded Wolfpack to a 66-65 victory in th...Fri, 20 Mar 2015 04:49:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3427816-anyas-last-second-leaner-lifts-nc-lsu-66-65.html2015-03-20T04:49:00ZFathers, sons, upsets and overtimes at NCAA Tournamenthttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3427762-fathers-sons-upsets-overtimes-ncaa-tournament.html
Two wins by No. 14 seeds. Two sons winning games for their father-coaches. Two overtimes. The team nobody thought belonged in the field winning a game. The Big 12 starting 0-3. And, heartbreak for Harvard.
Just another opening day at the NCAA Tournament.
SOUTH REGION
UAB 60, IOWA STATE 59
...Fri, 20 Mar 2015 03:01:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3427762-fathers-sons-upsets-overtimes-ncaa-tournament.html2015-03-20T03:01:00ZA viewer's guide to the madness of Marchhttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3425450-viewers-guide-to-madness-march.html
The 2014 NCAA Tournament was one for the ages, filled with bracket-busting upsets, buzzer-beating finishes and star players rising up.
This year's bracket could be even better. It's got Kentucky trying to make history, two players running neck-and-neck for national player of the year honors and a group of mid-majors poised to capture the nation's attentio...Thu, 19 Mar 2015 15:20:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3425450-viewers-guide-to-madness-march.html2015-03-19T15:20:00ZObama predicts Kentucky will win the NCAA Tournamenthttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3423472-obama-predicts-kentucky-will-win-ncaa-tournament.html
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is predicting that Kentucky will remain undefeated and take home the title in the NCAA Tournament.
The basketball fan in chief says there's a good reason the Wildcats are the prohibitive favorite in the tournament after going 34-0 so far. He picked them to beat Villanova in the title game during an interview broadc...Wed, 18 Mar 2015 13:55:00 GMThttp://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/3423472-obama-predicts-kentucky-will-win-ncaa-tournament.html2015-03-18T13:55:00Z